OK- there has been a problem in the story. I put World War I in Chapter 5, but Word War II in Chapter 6, as the time when Maya Yuan lived. Ahem. I forget which one is the right one, but it's whatever war that was in 1914 – 1918. Sorry about the confusion! Juzolin
Chapter Seven: Binding
"Guys?" Nozomu popped his head into the library. "It's late. You want to take a break?"
"Nozomu!" Mahiru rushed to him. "We've found something really important!"
"What? What is it?" Akira peeked in to. "What'd you guys find?"
"We figured out that Keiko Himura is the reincarnation of Maya Yuan, a human who knew about the Lunar Race, and was in World War I. She actually sent a premonition to a demon."
"So?" Akira asked, but it was beginning to dawn on Nozomu. "So she sent you and Mitsuru the premonitions!" he said excitedly.
At that moment, Misoka turned around. "I could not find what I sought," he said tiredly. "I wonder about you two. Did you find anything?"
"Yeah…listen Misoka!" Mahiru was bursting with pride and excitement. "We found out that Maya Yuan is a World War I hero who decided to make her spirit stay in the mortal plane until someone suitable came up. She chose Keiko Himura as her reincarnation."
"Um…we didn't find out in those words," Mitsuru said.
"Ah…well, you get the point," Mahiru said, pouting. "It's just more of a romantic story if you go at it from my way."
"Romantic or not, this is part of the information I have been looking for," Misoka said. "Good work you two." Mahiru beamed; Mitsuru just scowled.
Misoka turned to Nozomu and Akira. "Now it is your turn," he said. "You must find something out for me about the Moon Palace. I have not suspected it, until today. Here are my instructions. Look into every corner; eavesdrop on every conversation, until you hear the words 'The Dance of the Eclipse'. It may sound like a festival, but it is not. When you hear or find those words, report to me at once about where or who you got those words from."
"Ah, Misoka," Akira protested. "I think you're getting paranoid. We can't eavesdrop! What if the queen catches us?"
"You are to eavesdrop on the queen most especially," said Misoka in answer. "The queen and Lord Shirogane."
"Why?" Mahiru asked Misoka.
"Because, princess, there is a plot going on behind the walls of the Moon Palace…there is a reason they did not let you stay here, beyond the note Hokuto gave them."
or World War II